Chapter 94 Zhuge Jin, when will your two younger brothers arrive?
"Sir, do you think we can definitely defeat Yuan Shu?"
Liu Bei was still unsure about sending troops to attack Jiujiang. After all, Yuan Shu had 40,000 troops in Jiujiang, and he was fighting a defensive battle in Xuyi. What he was going to fight now was a battle for contention, which was different.
"Definitely victorious."
Zhou Ping replied firmly that he still had this confidence.
Yuan Shu suffered repeated defeats in battles, and even lost his troops and generals in Xuyi. He is now like a frightened bird.
As soon as Liu Bei arrives with his army and fights another battle with powerful generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Yuan Shu will still be defeated, because the soldiers in his army are already afraid of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and their morale has dropped to the bottom.
Yuan Shu was also a man who did not dare to fight. When a strong enemy came, he would immediately run away.
It is easy to capture Jiujiang. Even Lujiang is probably not difficult to capture. As long as Sun Ce does not lead troops to rescue him, capturing Lujiang will be a matter of time.
It would be better if Sun Ce led troops to rescue him, so that he could fight him decisively at the Lujiang River without having to worry about crossing the river.
"Brother, I also think we can defeat Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was defeated twice in Xuyi. He must be afraid of us. If he is afraid, he will have no fighting spirit and victory will be very easy."
Guan Yu even looked down upon people like Yuan Shu.
"Then sir, when do you think we should send troops?"
Liu Bei thought about it carefully and felt that Yuan Shu was indeed easy to deal with, so he agreed with Zhou Ping's proposal.
"There's no rush for this. It's only October now, and the soldiers and horses still need to rest. It will be better to send troops in the first month of next spring."
Zhou Ping had already thought that if Yongqiu was still defeated in December, then Cao Cao would most likely march to Wuping, the state of Chen, in the first month of the first year of Jian'an, and Yuan Si, the prime minister of Chen appointed by Yuan Shu, would surrender to Cao Cao.
If he were to attack Jiujiang at this time, Yuan Shu would surely think that Liu Bei and Cao Cao were joining forces from the east and north, coming from both sides, and would flee in fear.
Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction: "That's fine. The fielding work is in progress. If we send out troops at this time and recruit too many troops, we will miss the fielding. The Wen'an plow modified by Mr. has been promoted now, and the people praise it.
It’s easy to use, hahaha... Sir, is he also proficient in farming?"
Shortly after returning to Xiapi from Lucheng, Zhou Ping proposed to reclaim wasteland for farming and divide it into civilian and military villages.
Mintun mainly recruited some local landless people or refugees who came here to take refuge from other places to farm. Cattle, farm tools and seeds were provided by the government. At the same time, these people who farmed the fields were exempted from the calculation of taxes, and the land rent was 50-50.
The military camp recruits some able-bodied people and organizes them into an army. They work in the fields during busy periods and train in military affairs during leisure time. They are regarded as reserve soldiers. If there is a shortage of soldiers, they can be selected from these reserve soldiers to replenish them.
After training, these military men can directly go to the battlefield to kill the enemy at any time.
In the future, whether it is to capture Yangzhou or to conquer the Central Plains, the loss of soldiers will inevitably need to be replaced. If the people are recruited to join the army without training and go to the battlefield, they will not even know how to form an formation or march.
And by replenishing these people who have already been trained, you can spend less time training and can quickly enter the battlefield.
The size of the military camp is currently planned to recruit 30,000 people, with a rotation period of three years.
This is a method that not only replenishes soldiers but also reserves food.
It’s not just Xuzhou, it’s the same in every state now. There are fewer people and more fields. Although a lot of fields are deserted, they can be planted again as long as they are reclaimed. There is no problem of lack of land, only people.
Zhou Ping was not proficient in farming, and he did not know much about agricultural production knowledge in later generations.
Zhou Ping replied with a smile: "My lord, I am not familiar with farming. The reason why I changed the plow shaft from a straight shaft to a curved shaft is just that when I saw farmers plowing the fields, I thought it might be more convenient if I changed the plow shaft from a straight shaft to a curved shaft."
, so I gave it a try, and I didn’t expect that it would actually work.”
"You know how to make a plow without knowing anything about farming. This shows your wisdom even more."
Liu Bei stood up as he spoke, intending to leave.
Zhou Ping stood up and bowed to Liu Bei: "My lord, Ping is happy to have a daughter today. Please give me a name for your daughter!"
Now that Liu Bei is here and his daughter has just been born, it is time for him to give him a good name. Although Liu Bei is not a great scholar, he is also a well-educated person. It should not be difficult to choose a good name. This can also show that Zhou Ping cares about his lord.
of respect.
Liu Bei smiled and did not refuse. He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, my name is Zhou Ping, with the courtesy name Wen'an. Since the daughter I have now is a daughter, let's call her Zhou Ning. What do you think, sir?"
"Okay." Zhuge Jin was the first to applaud and said with a smile, "Zhou Ping, Zhou Wen'an, Zhou Ning, my lord, you want the world to be peaceful and peaceful!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also agreed.
Zhou Ping was also very satisfied with the name Zhou Ning: "This is a very good name. Thank you, Lord!"
Zhou Ping sent Liu Bei and others out. When he reached the door, he seemed to think of something. He stopped Zhuge Jin and asked, "Tzuyu, when will your two brothers in Yuzhang arrive at Xiapi?"
A month ago, Zhuge Jin sent someone to Yuzhang to pick up his two younger brothers, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun.
Zhuge Jin sighed softly: "There is no reply yet. There is a war in the east of the Yangtze River and it is difficult to travel by water. If they take the land route, they don't know when they can get here."
"It's better to ask the lord to send more people to escort them here."
Zhuge Liang, a genius, must be protected, and nothing happens to him halfway.
Before Liu Bei spoke, Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "No, my uncle at home will send people to protect him. What I'm afraid of is that he doesn't want to send them here."
"My lord, since there is no news about the second brother Ziyu, you might as well send more people to Yuzhang to look for him. If he can be found, he will escort him here. Even if he cannot be found, he can also go to Yuzhang to have a look. If he is not sent, he will be sent here.
You can rest assured. However, I heard that Liu Zhengli went to Yuzhang, and I am afraid that Yuzhang will start a war and become turbulent, so it would be better for them to come here as soon as possible."
Zhou Ping was still afraid that Zhuge Xuan would not let Zhuge Liang and the others come to Xiapi, and Liu Yao went to Yuzhang and would help Zhu Hao attack Zhuge Xuan. Zhuge Xuan would retreat to Xicheng, and he would be rebelled and killed by the people of Xicheng soon.
At that time, I don’t know whether Zhuge Liang will go to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao, or return to Xuzhou to follow his brother, or there will be other changes.
Liu Bei responded: "Well, the world is now unstable and the road is difficult to walk. I will immediately send people to follow the road to find it. Tzuyu can rest assured."
"Thank you, Lord!" Zhuge Jin also worried about his two younger brothers.
Historically, the reason why Zhuge Liang went to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao after Zhuge Xuan's death was mainly because his brother Zhuge Jin was also living in Qu'a at that time and had not yet been used by Sun Quan.
If Zhuge Jin had been discovered and appointed by Sun Ce a few years earlier, perhaps Zhuge Liang would have stayed in Jiangdong to assist the Sun family in the end.
After sending Liu Bei and others away, Zhou Ping had time to come to the room to visit Gan Qian and his newborn daughter Zhou Ning.
"Aqian, thank you for your hard work!"
Zhou Ping walked to the bed and squatted down, holding Gan Qian's hand and speaking softly.
"Langjun, I failed to give birth to a son for you, I..."
Gan Qian's voice was weak, with an obvious hint of guilt in her tone.
Zhou Ping hurriedly stopped her and said: "Hey, whether he is a boy or a girl, he is my son. Don't worry about it. Although he is a daughter, I am very happy. I just asked the lord for a name, and the lord named our daughter.
My name is Zhou Ning, what do you think?"
"The name chosen by my lord is of course a good one. Zhou Ning does sound nice." Gan Qian had a smile on her face.
"Take good rest and don't think too much!" Zhou Ping urged again.
Liu Bei agreed to Zhou Ping's proposal and planned to wait until the first month of spring next year before sending troops to attack Yuan Shu. Therefore, he rejected Chen Gong's proposal to attack Yanzhou and accepted Cao Cao's offer to be the general of Zhendong.
Chen Gong came to urge him again, but Liu Bei had already understood in his mind that it would not be wise to attack Cao Cao and seize Yanzhou now. He did not have the strength to control Yanzhou and Xuzhou at the same time.
If you can only capture it but cannot hold it for a long time, what is the use of capturing it?
Although Liu Bei regarded Cao Cao as his enemy in his heart, he had to pretend to be friends with him at this time, stabilize him first, and then quarrel with him after he captured Yangzhou.
Just like Cao Cao's idea, he wanted to stabilize Liu Bei first and worry about it later.
Chen Gong tried to persuade Liu Bei to no avail, and after hearing about Zhou Ping's plan to attack Yuan Shu, he visited Zhou Ping's home, hoping to persuade Zhou Ping to let him change his mind and attack Yanzhou first.